Non-refillable bottle



A. LAUBE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I], 1919- Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Gum/wen;

ARTHUR LAUBE, OF NEW BEDFORD, I'IIASSACHUSETTS.

NON-REFILLABLE BGTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Application filed November 11, 1919. Serial No. 337,316.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR LAUBE, a citizen of Switzerland, residing atNew Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a non-refillable bottle and has for itsprincipal object the production of simple means for allowing the liquidin a bottle to be easily poured therefrom and then preventing any otherliquid from being pouredtherein.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and efficientvalve mechanism for the purpose hereinafter described.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certainnovel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a vertical section through the neck of a bottle showing theinvention therein.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section taken through the neck of a bottleshowing the same in a horizontal position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryvertical section showing the neck of the bottlein an inverted position.

Fig 4 is a section taken on the line H of Fig. 1 looking in thedirection of the arrow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that1 indicates the neck of the bottle which is provided with thesubstantially conical shaped opening 2 and the pocket 3 which willreceive the receptacle 4. This receptacle 4 fits snugly within thepocket 3 and is formed of any suitable material so as to be placedwithin the pocket 3 when the bottle is formed. The receptacle 4 isprovided at its top with the aperture 5 which registers with the bottomof the conical shaped opening 2 of the neck 1. The receptacle 4 issubstantially elliptical shape in cross section and fits snugly withinthe pocket 3 which is of the same shape. The pocket 3 terminates in theenlarged opening of the bottle shown at 6.

The bottom portion of the receptacle 4 is provided with an annulargroove 7 which groove is closed by means of the upper wall bottle.

Sand the lower wall 9. The upper wall 8 is provided with the aperture 9which is adapted to be placed below the aperture in the top of thereceptacle indicated at 5. An aperture 10 is provided in the wall 9 andis adapted to register with the aperture 9 in the upper wall 8 and issubstantially larger than the aperture 9. A valve is adapted to restwithin the aperture 10 as is shown in Fig. 1. The aperture 10 is beveledso as to provide a valve seat for the said valve. The valve isconstructed of two similar segments which segments consist of the bottomportions 11, the upper portions of which are provided with the flanges12. The inner portions of the lower faces of said valve are cut away soas to form the mouths 13. By referring to Fig. 4: it will be seen thatwhen the two segments are together that the tops thereof form a circularface and the mouths will form a substantially cone shaped cut outportion.

, \Vhen the bottle is in an upright position as shown in Fig. 1 it willbe seen that the valve will be seated upon the aperture 10 and that thesegments of the valve will be together so that any liquid poured in theopening 2 will not pass into the body of the hen the bottle is invertedor in the position shown in Fig. 2 it will be seen that the valve willopen and that the liquid will pour through the aperture provided. Itwill be readily understood that, because of the beveled portion of theaperture 10, the weight or force caused by any liquid poured into thebottle will force the segments of the valve together and prevent anyliquid from passing into the bottle. Likewise when the bottle isinverted it will be seen that the cut out mouths 13 will allow theliquid to bear thereagainst and therefore force the segments of thevalve apart thereby allowing the liquid to pass out of the bottle.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, itis apparent that a non-refillable bottle has been provided wherein meanshave been provided for placing a valve which will prevent the bottlefrom being refilled and at the same time allowing the liquid containedin the bottle to be easily poured out therefrom. It will also be seenthat the bottle is of a substantially simple construction and would becheap of manufacture.

Having thus fully described my invenbottle and at the same tion, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Thecombination of a bottle provided with a substantially conical shapedopening, a pocket situated below and adapted to register with saidopening, a casing snugly fitted within said pocket, said casing providedwith an aperture at its top adapted to register with said conical shapedopening, said casing being of substantially elliptical shape in crosssection, provided in the bottom of said casing and means provided withinsaid groove for preventing the passage of liquid into said time allowingliquid to be poured out of said bottle.

2. The combination of a bottle provided with a substantially conicalshaped opening, a pocket provided adjacent and below said opening, areceptacle adapted to snugly fit within said pocket, said pocketprovided with an aperture at its top so as to register with said"opening, said receptacle provided with an annular groove at its bottom,an upper and a lower opening provided in the wall of the groove, saidlower opening being beveled so as to form a valve seat, a valve anannular groove annular groove at its bottom,

provided and adapted to sit upon said valve seat, said valve constructedof two similarly formed segments, so that when said segmentsare seatedupon the valve seat, said valve will be in a closed position.

I 3.- The combination of a bottle provided with substantially conicalshaped opening, a pocketprovided adjacent said opening, a receptacle snudy provided within said pocket, said re ceptacle provided with an thewalls of said groove provided with apertures, the aperture of the bottomwall of said groove being beveled so as to form a valve seat, a valveformed of two similarly constructed segments, the top of said segmentsprovided with a semi-circular flange, the inner bottom portion of thesegments provided with E diished out portion for the purpose speci- Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR LAUBE.

- Witnesses V GEORGE CE KA, HENRY 'Timnnmiv.

